Blogs from Atlantic, Oceans and Seas - page 23

Geo: 12.53, -70.03Serenade has docked in Aruba before we awake. We are in a position near the container dock which we thought was going to be some distance from the main terminal building but we can see that it would only be a 5/10 minute walk at most. Carnival Breeze is approaching the dock at a slow rate of knots. She passes us on our starboard side and docks in between us and Serenade's sister ship, Jewel of the Seas.We breakfast in the WJ and manage to find a couple of seats outside at the back of the ship. True to its reputation Aruba is windy just as it was when we were here last year. Back in our stateroom we shower and change and remember to put sunscreen on before heading down to deck 2 ... read more

Monday 15th February, 2016. Cruising the Atlantic Ocean We skipped breakfast but not lunch. Went to the quiz and came second on a tie breaker because Mitch didn't hear our answer (which was correct). Dinner as ususal followed by the cabaret which was an "Evening with Claudia" who is M's favourite (along with Katie).... read more

Saturday 13th February, 2016. At Sea, Cruising the Atlantic Ocean After a posh breakfast in the restaurant, M went to do some painting on silk with Barbara. She finished this very quickly so stayed on and made a card too. We had lunch in the restaurant and were joined by some very interesting fellow passengers who we hadn't laid eyes on before. One was a former lib dem electoral candidate called John and his wife and a guy (didn't catch his name) wearing a Ché Guevara T-'Shirt. This was the most lefty table we had sat with yet. Mr CG T-Shirt was very upset about some of the things Clive had 'lied' about in his lecture yesterday but wouldn't elaborate further (shame - would have been interesting!). John and his wife have a place in Greece ... read more

Wednesday 10th February, 2016. Cruising the Atlantic Ocean It was a very hot day today so D stayed in the cabin while M sat on deck under an umbrella reading her book. We dined in the restaurant for lunch and read our books or did puzzles for the rest of the day. Pam and Stewart didn't join us for dinner as they wanted to watch the James Bond movie that was on in the Show Lounge. After dinner we went to listen to some classic radio show recordings in the Captain's Club. These included "The Goons" and "Round the Horn". After a while M tired of this so she left D and went to the Pajama Party in the Scott's Bar. A very relaxing day.... read more

Geo: 16.7837, 96.1568We watched the sunrise from atop one of the ancient temples in Bagan.We returned to the hotel for breakfast and to check in on the Super Bowl. (Being 11.5 hours ahead of the the US east coast, the game was played around 7:00 AM on Monday in Myanmar.) It surprisingly was not televised, nor did anyone there seem to know anything about it. We got enough of an internet signal to catch the score at the end of the game at the Bagan airport, and then caught our flight back to Yangon. After a lunch of Burmese specialties, we spent the afternoon discovering highlights of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, including its colonial heritage on display at City Hall, Victory Monument and other impressive 19th and early 20th-century buildings.Fun facts: Myanmar, which is about the ... read more